1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 850（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 For this part, you are allowed 30 minutes to write a short essay entitled The High Expenditure for Freshmen Starting College Life. Your essay should start with a brief description of the picture. You should write at least 150 words but no more than 2
2、00 words. The High Expenditure for Freshmen Starting College Life二、Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. For questions 1-4, mark：Y (for YES)
3、 if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 Must the Poor Go Hungry Just So the Rich Can Drive?Sports stars like Mo Farah will not c
4、hange a simple fact: people are starving because of the wests thirst for biofuels.I dont blame Mo Farah, Pele and Haile Gebrselassie, who lined up, all hugs and smiles, outside Downing Street for a photocall at the prime ministers hunger summit. Perhaps they were unaware of the way in which they wer
5、e being used to promote David Camerons corporate approach to overseas aid. Perhaps they were also unaware of the crime against humanity over which he presides. Perhaps Cameron himself is unaware of it.You should by now have heard about the famine developing in the Sahel region of West Africa. Poor h
6、arvests and high food prices threaten the lives of some 18 million people. The global price of food is likely to rise still further, as a result of low crop yields in the United States, caused by the worst drought in 50 years. World cereal prices, in response to this disaster, climbed 17% last month
7、.We have been cautious about attributing such events to climate change; perhaps too cautious. A new paper by James Hansen, head of Nasas Goddard Institute for Space Studies, shows that there has been a sharp increase in the frequency of extremely hot summers. Between 1951 and 1980 these events affec
8、ted between 0.1% and 0.2% of the worlds land surface each year. Now, on average, they affect 10% . Hansen explains that “ the odds that natural variability created these extremes are extremely small, vanishingly small“. Both the droughts in the Sahel and the US crop failures are likely to be the res
9、ult of climate change.But this is not the only sense in which the rich worlds use of fuel is causing the poor to starve. In the United Kingdom, in the rest of the European Union and in the United States, governments have chosen to deploy a cure as bad as the disease. Despite overwhelming evidence of
10、 the harm their policy is causing, none of them will change course.Biofuels are the means by which governments in the rich world avoid hard choices. Rather than raise fuel economy standards as far as technology allows, rather than promoting a shift from driving to public transport, walking and cycli
11、ng, rather than insisting on better town planning to reduce the need to travel, they have chosen to exchange our wild overconsumption of petroleum for the wild overconsumption of fuel made from crops. No one has to drive less or make a better car: everything remains the same except the source of fue
12、l. The result is a competition between the worlds richest, and poorest consumers, a contest between overconsumption and survival.There was never any doubt about which side would win.Ive been banging on about this since 2004, and everything I warned of then has happened. The US and the European Union
13、 have both set targets and created generous financial incentives for the use of biofuels. The results have been a disaster for people and the planet.Already, 40% of US com(maize)production is used to feed cars. The proportion will rise this year as a result of the smaller harvest.Though the market f
14、or biodicsel(生物柴油)is largely confined to the European Union, it has already captured 7% of the worlds output of vegetable oil. The European commission admits that its target(10% of transport fuels by 2020)will raise world cereal prices by between 3% and 6% . Oxfam estimates that with every 1% increa
15、se in the price of food, another 16 million people go hungry.By 2021, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development says that 14% of the worlds maize and other coarse grains ,16% of its vegetable oil and 34% of its sugarcane will be used to make people in the gas-guzzling(大量消耗的)nations
16、feel better about themselves. The demand for biofuel will be met, it reports, partly through an increase in production; partly through a “ reduction in human consumption“. The poor will starve so that the rich can drive.The rich worlds demand for biofuels is already causing a global land grab. Actio
17、nAid estimates that European companies have now seized 5 m hectares of farmlandan area the size of Denmarkin developing countries for industrial biofuel production. Small farmers, growing food for themselves and local markets, have been thrown off their land and deprived. Tropical forests, savannahs
18、(南美大草原)and grasslands have been cleared to plant what the industry still calls “green fuels“.When the impacts of land clearance and the use of nitrogen fertilisers are taken into account, biofuels produce more greenhouse gases than fossil fuels do. The UK, which claims that half the biofuel sold her
19、e meets its sustainability criteria, solves this problem by excluding the greenhouse gas emissions caused by changes in land use. Its sustainability criteria are, as a result, worthless.Even second-generation biofuels are an environmental disaster, either extending the cultivated area or removing th
20、e straw and stovers(干草)which protect the soil from erosion and keep carbon and nutrients in the ground. The combination of first- and second-generation biofuelsencouraging fanners to plough up grasslands and to leave the soil bareand hot summers could create the perfect conditions for a new dust bow
21、l.Our government knows all this. One of its own studies shows that if the European Union stopped producing biofuels, the amount of vegetable oils it exported to world markets would rise by 20% and the amount of wheat by 33% , reducing world prices.Preparing for the prime ministers hunger summit on S
22、unday, the international development department argued that, with a rising population, “ the food production system will need to be radically improved, not just to produce more food but to produce it sustainably and fairly to ensure that the poorest people have the access to food that they need“. Bu
23、t another government departmenttransportboasts on its website that, thanks to its policies, drivers in this country have now used 4. 4bn litres(升)of biofuel.Of this 30% was produced from recycled cooking oil. The rest consists of 3bn litres of refined energy snatched from the mouths of the people th
24、at Cameron claims to be helping.Some of those to whom the government is now extending its “nutrition interventions“ may have been starved by its own policies. In this and other ways, David Cameron, with the support of various sporting heroes, is offering charity, not justice. And that is no basis fo
25、r liberating the poor.2 The global price of food probably will rise still further because of_.（A）the wests thirst for biofuels（B） poor harvests in West Africa（C） the increase of famine people（D）the worst drought in the US3 The droughts in the Sahel and the US crop failures may result from_.（A）use of
26、 fossil fuels（B） space studies and experiments（C） extremely hot summers（D）climate change4 Evidence shows that the government policy of the UK, the US and the EU_.（A）is doing harm to the current situation rather than improving it（B） will guide the poor to deal with new problems（C） is causing the poor
27、 to suffer from bad disease（D）will lead to more severe famine in developing countries5 Using biofuels is to replace the excessive consumption of gas by_.（A）improving the design of cars（B） raising fuel economy standards with technology（C） promoting public transport and less driving（D）consuming fuel m
28、ade from crops6 Why will the proportion of US corn used for cars increase this year?（A）Because of the increase use of biofuels.（B） Because of the smaller harvest.（C） Because of generous financial incentives.（D）Because of the expending market for biofuels.7 How will the demand for biofuel be met?（A）B
29、y raising world cereal prices.（B） By confining biofuel use to the European Union.（C） By producing more and consuming less.（D）By controlling gas-guzzling nations.8 According to ActionAid, why do European companies grab farmland?（A）To produce biofuels.（B） To grow food.（C） To test green fuels.（D）To ent
30、er local markets.9 While taking the impacts of clearing land and using nitrogen fertilisers into consideration, we find biofuels produce more greenhouse gases than_.10 Second-generation biofuels are_, because they remove the straw and stovers that protect the soil.11 To produce more food sustainably
31、 to feed the poor, the food production system need to be_.Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spok
32、en only once. After each question there will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）He is a newcomer here.（B） He wants to go to Shack Street.（C） He doesnt know where the store is.（D）He wants to tour in the city.（A）All
33、 the students would like a formal ball.（B） Raising the money will be hard.（C） The party will be helpful to the sports club.（D）The sports club needs some roll balls.（A）She thinks their team will lose the game.（B） She thinks the other team will catch up soon.（C） She thinks it is too early to tell the
34、result.（D）She thinks the man is unable to tell the result.（A）The advertisement for recruitment.（B） The mans application for a job.（C） The arrangement for the interview.（D）The date they meet each other.（A）His student.（B） His wife.（C） His secretary.（D）His friend.（A）The woman sits at the wrong table.（B
35、） The woman brings him ice-cream instead of salad.（C） The salad and ice-cream taste terrible.（D）He has been waiting too long for his ice-cream.（A）He is interested in rocks.（B） He will help the woman.（C） He needs someones advice.（D）He is going to go bankrupt.（A）She enjoys gardening very much.（B） She
36、knows the secret of gardening.（C） She hires a gardener to do the work.（D）She asks her husband to manage the garden.（A）The tourist and the guide.（B） The student and the teacher.（C） The reporter and the urban expert.（D）The worker and the manager.（A）At the beginning of the 19th century.（B） At the late
37、of 18th century.（C） At the beginning of the 18th century.（D）In the middle of the 19th century.（A）Throughout Latin America and in parts of Asia.（B） In Europe and America.（C） In Latin America and Europe.（D）In Latin America, Europe and Asia.（A）Go to summer camp.（B） Hold a big party.（C） Stay at home.（D）
38、Try house-sitting.（A）They hired someone to stay in their home.（B） They left their pets with their relatives.（C） They rented their house to a student.（D）They asked their secretary to watch their home.（A）Mow the lawn.（B） Water the house plants.（C） Take care of her pets.（D）Take care of her children.（A）
39、They attend a house-sitters party.（B） They check a house-sitters references.（C） They interview a house-sitters friends.（D）They look at a house-sitters academic record.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of each passage, you will hear some questions. Both
40、the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）Because he wanted to refuel the bus.（B） Because he wanted to have a rest.（C） Because he wanted to relieve himself.（D）Because he wanted to h
41、ave a meal.（A）The driver.（B） Ten-year-old Jake.（C） The police.（D）The kids on the bus.（A）He will be charged with a minor driving violation.（B） He will be put in prison for fifteen days.（C） He will be fined a large amount of money.（D）He will not be allowed to drive a bus in the county.（A）Because burni
42、ng them may cause fire accidents.（B） Because burning them may cause air pollution.（C） Because burning them may cause people out of breath.（D）Because burning them may cause water pollution.（A）Because they burn very fast.（B） Because they have water inside.（C） Because people tend to burn them at the sa
43、me time.（D）Because people dont bum them thoroughly.（A）Burning them completely.（B） Keeping them where they are.（C） Changing them into fertilizer.（D）Using them to cover lawns.（A）To describe ways pests can damage plants.（B） To examine the life cycle of corn plants.（C） To explain how corn plants develop
44、.（D）To describe how a natural pesticide works.（A）Insects chewing on its leaves.（B） Bees laying eggs on its leaves.（C） Pesticides sprayed on its leaves.（D）Knives cutting its stalk.（A）By flying in circles around a corn field.（B） By egging offspring who eats the insects.（C） By inspecting individual cor
45、n leaves.（D）By noticing the insects eggs.（A）Researching ways to increase grain output.（B） Studying the life rules of plants and insects.（C） Reducing or even eliminating the need for chemical pesticide.（D）Developing cultural controls in managing pest populations.Section CDirections: In this section,
46、you will hear a passage three times. When the passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbere
47、d from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 Shift work is concentrated in the most dangerous areas of employment. It has various effects on health and daily life. Shift workers, esp
48、ecially those who work nights, can【B1】_ from a number of health problems. They include sleep【B2】_, depression, high blood pressure, heart disease, and【B3 】_. Experts now realize that sleep loss are dangerous and that night shift always results in sleep loss. Most people need 8 hours of sleep a day t
49、o feel【B4】_. Parts of the night sleep are spent in light sleep stages and the other parts of the night are spent in deep sleep stages.If you work the night shift and sleep during the day, there are many things that can【B5】_ your deep sleep and awaken you during your light sleep(41). Noise is the biggest problem. Daytime sleepers have to【B7】_ with noisy neighbors, children, traffic, lawn mowers and such. Noise is the most common【B8】_ of people who sleep during the
